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Written by Matthew F. Newlin Wednesday, 14 March 2012 21:10

The sheer volume of captivating films should convince any non-SXSW fan that this is one of the premier film festivals in the country.

 

FEATURE FILM – GRAND JURY AWARDS

Documentary Feature | Beware of Mr. Baker; director Jay Bulger

Narrative Feature | Gimme the Loot; director Adam Leon

Special Jury Recognition for Performance | Jamie Chung (Eden); Besedka Johnson (Starlet); Nico Stone (Booster)

 

FEATURE FILM – AUDIENCE AWARDS

Documentary Feature | Bay of All Saints; director Annie Eastman

Narrative Feature | Eden; director Megan Griffiths

 

SHORT FILM – JURY AWARDS

Narrative Shorts | “The Chair”; director Grainger David

Documentary Shorts | “CatCam”; director Seth Keal

Midnight Shorts | “Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared”; directors Rebecca Sloan and Joseph Pelling

SXGlobal Shorts | “The Perfect Fit”; director Tali Yankelevich

Animated Shorts | “(notes on) biology”; director Danny Madden

Music Videos | Battles, “My Machines”; director DANIELS

Texas Shorts | “Spark”; director Annie Silverstein

Texas High School Shorts | “Boom”; directors Daniel Matyas and Brian Broder

 

SXSW FILM DESIGN AWARDS presented by iStockphoto

Excellence in Poster Design | Man & Gun; designer Justin Cox

Special Jury Recognition | Pitch Black Heist; designer Andrew Cranston

Audience Award Winner | The Maker; designer Christopher Kezelos

Excellence in Title Design | Les Bleus de Ramville; designer Jay Bond, Oily Film Company Inc.

Special Jury Recognition | X-Men: First Class; designer Simon Clowes, Prologue Films

Audience Award Winner | Bunraku; designer: Guilherme Marcondes, Hornet Inc.

 

SXSW SPECIAL AWARDS

SXSW Wholphin Award | The Black Balloon; director Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie

SXSW Chicken & Egg Emergent Narrative Woman Director Award | Megan Griffiths for Eden and Amy Seimetz for Sun Don’t Shine

Louis Black “Lone Star” Award | Bernie; director Richard Linklater

Special Jury Recognition | Trash Dance; director Andrew Garrison

Karen Schmeer Film Editing | Lindsay Utz